The 2018 Cure Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 15, 2018,[ 5] EST .[ 6] Cure Bowl , and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season . Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation , the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl .
The game was played between the Tulane Green Wave from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns from the Sun Belt Conference . Both teams made their first appearance in a Cure Bowl. This game was the 27th all time meeting against the Ragin' Cajuns and the Green Wave, with Tulane leading the series 22–4; this was their second meeting in a bowl.
Louisiana won the Sun Belt West Division title, earning a berth in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship , where they lost to Appalachian State .[ 7]
Tulane received and accepted a bid to the Cure Bowl on December 2.[ 8]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
TUL
LA
1
12:25
6
75
2:35
LA
Raymond Calais 38-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good
0
7
1
9:49
7
75
2:36
TUL
Darius Bradwell 15-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good
7
7
1
5:21
6
55
2:59
TUL
Terren Encalade 38-yard touchdown reception from Justin McMillan, Merek Glover kick good
14
7
1
0:48
8
63
2:36
TUL
Amare Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good
21
7
2
10:14
9
35
4:32
TUL
38-yard field goal by Merek Glover
24
7
2
0:00
4
11
0:23
LA
43-yard field goal by Kyle Pfau
24
10
3
9:46
6
62
1:50
LA
Elijah Mitchell 3-yard touchdown run, Kyle Pfau kick good
24
17
3
2:58
12
73
4:51
TUL
26-yard field goal by Merek Glover
27
17
4
10:16
4
56
1:04
LA
Jarrod Jackson 13-yard touchdown reception from Andre Nunez, Kyle Pfau kick good
27
24
4
3:49
13
75
6:27
TUL
Darius Bradwell 4-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good
34
24
4
3:06
4
19
0:22
TUL
Justin McMillan 16-yard touchdown run, Merek Glover kick good
41
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
41
24
Total
Green Wave
21
3
3
14
41
Ragin' Cajuns
7
3
7
7
24
Statistics
TUL
LA
First downs
28
11
Plays–yards
86–482
55–258
Rushes–yards
68–337
30–84
Passing yards
145
174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11–18–1
11–25–1
Time of possession
40:31
19:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tulane Passing
Justin McMillan
11/18, 145 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Darius Bradwell 35 car, 150 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Terren Encalade
5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing
Andre Nunez
8/17, 136 yds
Rushing
Raymond Calais 3 car, 41 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Ryheem Malone
3 rec, 59 yds
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